Michigan State Sweeps Three Stars Honors
DeRidder backstopped the Spartans to a 1-0-1 weekend at No. 16 Notre Dame to earn First Star accolades
First Star
Drew DeRidder, Michigan State
G – Jr. – Fenton, Mich. – Applied Engineering Sciences
- Made 89 saves, posted a 1.91 GAA and a .957 save percentage to help the Spartans go 1-0-1 at No. 16 Notre Dame
- Made 47 stops in a 1-1 tie on Saturday, including 19 saves in the third period, before stopping 42 shots in the Spartans’ 4-3 OT win on Sunday
- A total of 25 of his stops came on Notre Dame power plays, as the Spartans killed all eight Irish power plays on the weekend
- Earns his third career weekly award and second of the season
- Last Michigan State honoree: Drew DeRidder (Second Star) on Nov. 25, 2020
- Last Michigan State First Star honoree: John Lethemon on Jan. 21, 2020
Second Star
Tommy Miller, Michigan State
D – Sr. – West Bloomfield, Mich. – Packaging
- Recorded two points on the weekend to help Michigan State go 1-0-1 at Notre Dame
- Scored the game-winning overtime goal on Sunday and added an assist on the tying goal with 22.9 seconds to play in the third period
- Led the conference with 10 blocked shots on the weekend
- Claims his first career weekly honor
- Last Michigan State honoree: Drew DeRidder (Second Star) on Nov. 25, 2020
Third Star
Tommy Apap, Michigan State
F – Sr. – Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Management
- Found the back of the net in both games to help Michigan State go 1-0-1 at No. 16 Notre Dame
- Scored the Spartans’ lone goal in the 1-1 tie on Saturday, before tying the game off a deflection with 22.9 seconds to play in the third period on Sunday
- Paced the conference in points (2), goals per game (1.00) and plus-minus (+2) over the weekend
- Claims his first career weekly honor
- Last Michigan State honoree: Drew DeRidder (Second Star) on Nov. 25, 2020
2020-21 Big Ten Hockey Three Stars
Nov. 17
First Star: Strauss Mann, Jr., G, MICH
Second Star: Robbie Beydoun, Sr., G, WIS
Third Star: Kent Johnson, Fr., F, MICH
Nov. 25
First Star: Cole Caufield, So., F, WIS
Second Star: Drew DeRidder, Jr., G, MSU
Third Star: Thomas Bordeleau, Fr., F, MICH
Dec. 1
First Star: Ryan Bischel, So., G, ND
Second Star: Tommy Nappier, Sr.,G, OSU
Third Star: Tavis Treloar, Fr., F, OSU
Dec. 8
First Star: Scott Reedy, Sr., F, MINN
Second Star: Cameron Rowe, Fr., G, WIS
Third Star: Jack LaFontaine, Sr., G, MINN
Dec. 15
First Star: Jack LaFontaine, Sr., G, MINN
Second Star: Alex Limoges, Sr., F, PSU
Third Star: Ben Meyers, So., F, MINN
Dec. 23
First Star: Drew DeRidder, Jr., G, MSU
Second Star: Tommy Miller, Sr., D, MSU
Third Star: Tommy Apap, Sr., F, MSU
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